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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1907
Page
4
April 12 Kansas weather report notes cool nights and warmer Saturday with fairs tonight and Saturday. Local notices include listing for weather details and contact for pure ice. Keister Dressmaking School offers inducements for drafting and sewing courses at 736 New Hampshire.
A collage of compact ads and notices from a late 19th or early 20th century newspaper page. Includes promotions for gowns at Keister Dress Making School, packing and shipping by Lawrence Transfer Co, Dr. Emma M. Schleifer, lounge and cigar promotions, meat and produce market reminders, floral and plant sales at Home Store, bicycle and gas mantles ads, hot weather goods and refrigerators, Atlas mortgage offers, safety razors, baseball goods, spraying materials, ice delivery with coupon guidance, and a call for early purchases and cash terms.
Evangelist Wilhite draws a large audience at the tabernacle with plans for further revivals nationwide. Hillsboro, Texas hosts an upcoming meeting as dates fill through January and into 1908. The article notes rapid growth of the United States Christian church, its missionary drive, local congregations, and foreign workers, with Wilhite delivering a sermon on The Loss of the Soul and the Gain of This World, Contrasted, and announcing no service tomorrow night.
John A. Kelley longtime county resident died last night at the home of Mr. William Spurgeon on Rhode Island street. Born in Virginia in 1821, he learned iron molding and moved to Kansas in 1854, pre‑empting a Kanwaka township claim. He raised six foster children after his wife died eighteen years ago. Funeral at 3 o clock Sunday at 1042 Rhode Island street.
A conference of mining engineers gathers for two days to plan government support for mining education akin to agricultural college aid. Attendees include Dr. M. E. Wadsworth of Penn, Dr. W. C. Alderson of Denver, Prof. Perne of Arkansas, Dr. Geo. F. E. Lal of Missouri, Samuel Calvin of Iowa, and Prof. Winchell of Montana, with university leaders presiding and speaking at the event.
Delegates from the district convention were elected and the committee reported results. The proceedings included selecting officials and noting future meetings at Perel.
An advertisement notes automatic tuckers available at Keister Dressmaking School located at 30 New Hampshire Street. The listing highlights the machines for sewing work and targets local customers seeking time saving tools for garment production.
Local society pages detail travels and visits across Kansas City and Topeka with numerous mentions of students, educators, and families. Walter Suen of Boston attends events. Miss Ina Davies of Green, Kan., stays with relatives. a wedding and several dinners are noted, along with shopping notices and a nursing graduate returning home for a visit.
A local pitch promotes listing property with Hosford Investment as the sure path to selling real estate. Questions about a person named Lawrence and mentions of Sanbern and Trof eteavering appear amid a confused report on conditions and sales strategies.
Cedar Brown Linen presents a chic model featuring a circular skirt trimmed in matching fabric with dark brown braid, a short loose jacket with brown braid fronts and white pearl buttons, and sleeves with scalloped slashes. The outfit uses cedar brown shade and orchid straw hat trimmed with brown velvet ribbon to complement tailored gowns in Paredia linens and plumage.
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